Assessing capacity and implementation status of the disaster risk management strategy for health and community disaster resilience in Malawi

dc.contributor.authorDewa, Ozius
dc.contributor.authorMakoka, Donald
dc.contributor.authorAyo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab
dc.contributor.emailu12174051@tuks.co.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-20T05:01:47Z
dc.date.available2022-06-20T05:01:47Z
dc.date.issued2021-10
dc.description.abstractFloods are among the most frequently occurring natural hazards in Malawi, often with public health implications. This mixed methods study assessed the capacity for and implementation status of the disaster risk management (DRM) strategy for the health sector in Malawi, using flooding in the Nsanje District as a case. Data were collected using desk review and a workshop methodology involving key officials from government ministries, national and international development partners, and the academia. The results show that Malawi had recently strengthened its DRM institutional frameworks, with a pronounced policy shift from reactive to proactive management of disasters. Health sector personnel and structures were key contributors in the design and implementation of DRM activities at all levels. Development partners played a significant role in strengthening DRM coordination and implementation capacity. Lack of funding and the limited availability, and often fragmented nature, of vulnerability and risk assessment data were identified as key challenges. Limited human resource capacity and inadequate planning processes at district level impeded full implementation of DRM policies. These findings call for community-level interventions for improved coordination, planning, and human resource capacity to strengthen community disaster resilience and improve public health. The approach used in this study can serve as a model framework for other districts in Malawi, as well as in other low- and middle-income countries in the context of Sendai Framework implementation.en_US
dc.description.departmentSchool of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)en_US
dc.description.librarianhj2022en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa and the University of Pretoria (UP) School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH).en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.springer.com/13753en_US
dc.identifier.citationDewa, O., Makoka, D. & Ayo-Yusuf, O.A. Assessing Capacity and Implementation Status of the Disaster Risk Management Strategy for Health and Community Disaster Resilience in Malawi. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science 12, 673–688 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-021-00369-z.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2095-0055 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2192-6395 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s13753-021-00369-z
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85848
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rights© 2021, The Author(s. Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.en_US
dc.subjectCommunity disaster resilienceen_US
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.subjectMalawien_US
dc.subjectPolicyen_US
dc.subjectDisaster risk management (DRM)en_US
dc.titleAssessing capacity and implementation status of the disaster risk management strategy for health and community disaster resilience in Malawien_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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